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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
GURPREET KAUR – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF PUNJAB – Respondent
216 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA
AT CHANDIGARH
Date of decision: 18.12.2025
GURPREET KAUR
...Petitioner
VERSUS
STATE OF PUNJAB
...Respondent
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE YASHVIR SINGH RATHOR
Present: None.
*****
YASHVIR SINGH RATHOR , J. (Oral)
1. Today, lawyers are abstaining from work.
2. Prayer in this petition under Section 482 of Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 is for grant of anticipatory bail in case FIR No.194, dated 15.08.2025, under Sections 318(4), 61(2) of BNS, 2023,
registered at Police Station Sadar Tarn Taran, District Tarn Taran.
The power of anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Cr.P.C. is to be exercised in exceptional cases, and custodial interrogation may be necessary for effective investigation in certain cases.
The main legal point established in the judgment is that allegations, even if true, may constitute a civil liability rather than a criminal offense, and the pendency of a civil suit for specific perf....
Anticipatory bail is an extraordinary privilege granted only in exceptional cases, and the nature and gravity of the accusation must be considered before granting such bail.
Anticipatory bail granted where no criminal offence is established and the matter is primarily civil in nature.
The main legal point established in the judgment is that the grant of anticipatory bail is not warranted when the accused persons are alleged to have cheated multiple parties and have a modus operand....
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